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Hello on Being listeners and friends. I'm Lily Percy, executive producer for On Being Studios.

When Christa and our small team first formed our non-profit organization in 2013,

On Being was the only show that we were producing, and we were one department.

Now in 2019, we have four teams and over 20 staff members, each of whom create,

experiment, and innovate in digital media, podcasts, and the work of social healing.

And all of this work is made possible through generous partnership with foundations and

our listening community. Lisa listens and supports our work from Edmonton and Canada.

I have been really enjoying On Being for the inspiration of the spark of ideas that it's given

me the insights. It's also the pace of it and the kindness of the conversations that are had,

and the wonder and the joy of it, and sometimes the pain of it as well.

I feel quite intimate listening to it as a podcast, and I believe that if you like something,

you should tell them, and if somebody's doing important work, you should help them.

I like what On Being puts on the airwaves, and I want it to continue, and that doesn't happen by accident.

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